Mr R Vodcics v Wincanton Group Limited — 2025

The claimant had ticked the box for discrimination because of marriage and civil partnership on the claim form, but the tribunal recorded that there were no pleaded facts on the form that could support such a claim. At a hearing on 31 October 2024, Employment Judge Mac Donald noted that the claimant was unsure why he had ticked that box and was unable to articulate a claim falling within that concept.

On 12 November 2024, the tribunal issued a strike-out warning in respect of the marriage and civil partnership discrimination claim, allowing the claimant until 26 November 2024 to reply or object. The claimant did not reply by that date, and although he wrote to the tribunal on 8 December 2024, the tribunal recorded that he still did not articulate any claim amounting to discrimination because of marriage and civil partnership.

The tribunal struck out that claim under Rule 38(1)(a) of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024 on the basis that it had no reasonable prospects of success, and/or under Rule 38(1)(d) because the claimant had not actively pursued that particular claim. The decision noted that the claimant's remaining claims were still listed for hearing on 14 to 17 July 2025.